# Accident 20041211033969A: Hughes 269C, Ontario, CA, December 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2004, 12:50 local time
- Place: Ontario, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0000° N, 117.5675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-117.5675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N130JS-2006-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer 269C (registry code 8059502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-269c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 269C
- Reported engine: LYC HIO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041211033969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING A PRACTICAL TEST FOR ISSUANCE OF A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE, THE PILOT EXAMINER RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO THE ENGINE IDLE STOP TO SIMULATE A POWER FAILURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AREA OF OPERATION VIII, TASK B. OF THE PRACTICAL TEST STANDARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 2,000 FEET AGL. THE PILOT EXAMINER STATED THAT AFTER THE APPLICANT LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE PITCH TO ENTER AUTOROTATION HE CROSS CHECKED THE ENGINE TACHOMETER WHICH INDICATED BETWEEN 2,000 AND 2,200 RPM. DURING THE AUTOROTATIONAL DESCENT, HE NOTICED THE ABSENCE OF ENGINE NOISE, LOOKED DOWN AND OBSERVED THE ENGINE TACHOMETER INDICATING ZERO. THE PILOT EXAMINER STATED THAT HE CAME ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WITH THE APPLICANT AND INSTRUCTED THE APPLICANT TO ENGAGE THE STARTER TO ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE PILOT EXAMINER STATED THAT AS THEY APPROACHED THE AREA HE HAD SELECTED FOR THE POWER OFF LANDING, HE REALIZED IT WAS A MUD POND. HE ADJUSTED THE TOUCHDOWN POINT AND ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON A BERM. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD, SLID OFF THE EDGE OF THE BERM, AND ROLLED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA050), Dec 11, 2004: Schweizer 269C (N130JS), Ontario, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power due to the Designated Pilot Examiner's failure to follow the flight manual procedures and directives regarding throttle settings to be used for practice autorotations.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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